{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "extracted_events": [
              {
                "introduced": "3.4.0"
              },
              {
                "fixed": "3.4.13"
              }
            ],
            "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD"
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "20a65852895894434bea88613f6d29ac8e88bd6e"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "c1194b2cb23a1bdf76fe5e756b22e8436b9a98c9"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "GHSA-3j9c-j7c9-x293"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-125",
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/65xxx/CVE-2026-65979.json"
  },
  "details": "OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.",
  "id": "CVE-2026-65979",
  "modified": "2026-08-27T11:30:52.171103070Z",
  "published": "2026-08-25T18:58:25.871Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.13"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-3j9c-j7c9-x293"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/65xxx/CVE-2026-65979.json"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65979"
    },
    {
      "type": "FIX",
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/c7af2d233b7b2a4452c11f26cf47584cc2b35721"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.9.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V4"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in HTJ2K decoder from unvalidated chunk header length (PLEN)"
}